This Jewelled Land is home to Thadou, Tangkhul, Kabul, Mao Naga and many other tribal peoples, but the main grouping is the predominantly neo-Vaishnavite Meitei. Manipuris are famed for traditional dances, spicy multidish thalis and the sport of polo which they claim to have invented. Manipur s forested hills provide cover for rare birds, drug traffickers and guerrilla armies, making it by far the Northeast s most dangerous state.
houses above which rises a steep ridge topped with a timeless gompa. Heading ski chalet chantilly the other way, just north of New Dirang, the valley opens out and its floor becomes ski chalet chantilly a patchwork of rice and crop fields ski chalet chantilly through which gushes the icy blue river. A fun day could be spent walking along the footpaths between fields and little hamlets.
Khwairamband Bazaar MARKET (Ima Market; h7am-5pm) This vast all-women s market ski chalet chantilly (well, we saw one male vendor perhaps appropriately he was selling headphones!) is run by some 3000 ima (mothers). Divided by a road, one side sells vegetables, fruit, fish and groceries while the other deals in household items, fabrics ski chalet chantilly and pottery. It s easily one of the largest markets in the northeast.
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